Nobody was perfect. Not even close. And everybody had wrinkles from smiling and squinting and craining their necks. Everybody has marks on their bodies from years of living- a trail of life left on them. Evidence of all the adventures and sleepless nights and practical jokes and heartbreaks that had made them who they are.

~ Katherine Center

Katherine Center Life

I believe women are too hard on themselves. I believe that when you love someone, she becomes beautiful to you. I believe the eyes see everything through the heart. Nothing in the world feels as good as resting them on someone you love.

~ Katherine Center

Katherine Center Beauty

There is no question that the objects that surround us impact our experience of the world.

~ Katherine Center

Katherine Center Surroundings World

That was the tricky part. You poured inordinate amounts of time and attention and affection into your kids, but the result was indirect. You didn't point out a cat to your one-year-old and then watch him, minutes later, say 'Cat.' Instead, you pointed out a hundred cats to your one-year-old and then, one day, watched him point to a cat and say 'Mama.

~ Katherine Center

Katherine Center Children Parenting

I have to go.''Just be careful about your expectations..''I want her to apologize.''Sweetheart,' Jean said, 'your mother is never going to apologize... Go see her if you need to. But remember who she is. Going to your mother for understanding is like going to the hardware store for bread.

~ Katherine Center

Katherine Center Forgiveness Parenting Selfishness

The things we remember are what we hold on to. And what we hold on to becomes the story of our lives.

~ Katherine Center

Katherine Center Happiness Life Lesson Memory

I don't want my kids to be like me. I want them to be better than me.

~ Katherine Center

Katherine Center Parenting